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Morphogenesis, the Glossary

Morphogenesis (from the Greek morphê shape and genesis creation, literally "the generation of form") is the biological process that causes a cell, tissue or organism to develop its shape.^[1]

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Evolutionary developmental biology
Morphology (biology)

Alan Turing

Alan Mathison Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist.

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Alpha-actinin-1

Alpha-actinin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ACTN1 gene.

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In developmental biology, animal embryonic development, also known as animal embryogenesis, is the developmental stage of an animal embryo. Morphogenesis and animal embryonic development are developmental biology.

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Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science

The Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science is a quarterly academic journal.

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Axolotl

The axolotl (from āxōlōtl) (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a paedomorphic salamander closely related to the tiger salamander.

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Axon guidance

Axon guidance (also called axon pathfinding) is a subfield of neural development concerning the process by which neurons send out axons to reach their correct targets.

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Biochemistry

Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.

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Biological process

Biological processes are those processes that are necessary for an organism to live and that shape its capacities for interacting with its environment.

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Bone morphogenetic protein

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are a group of growth factors also known as cytokines and as metabologens.

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Cadherin

Cadherins (named for "calcium-dependent adhesion") are cell adhesion molecules important in forming adherens junctions that let cells adhere to each other.

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Cadherin-1

Cadherin-1 or Epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin), (not to be confused with the APC/C activator protein CDH1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CDH1 gene.

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Caenorhabditis elegans

Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living transparent nematode about 1 mm in length that lives in temperate soil environments.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Cancer

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.

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Cell (biology)

The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life.

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Cell adhesion

Cell adhesion is the process by which cells interact and attach to neighbouring cells through specialised molecules of the cell surface.

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Cell adhesion molecule

Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are a subset of cell surface proteins that are involved in the binding of cells with other cells or with the extracellular matrix (ECM), in a process called cell adhesion.

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Cell culture

Cell culture or tissue culture is the process by which cells are grown under controlled conditions, generally outside of their natural environment. Morphogenesis and cell culture are developmental biology.

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Cell growth

Cell growth refers to an increase in the total mass of a cell, including both cytoplasmic, nuclear and organelle volume.

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Cell migration

Cell migration is a central process in the development and maintenance of multicellular organisms.

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Cell sorting

Cell sorting is the process through which a particular cell type is separated from others contained in a sample on the basis of its physical or biological properties, such as size, morphological parameters, viability and both extracellular and intracellular protein expression.

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Cellular automaton

A cellular automaton (pl. cellular automata, abbrev. CA) is a discrete model of computation studied in automata theory.

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Cellular differentiation

Cellular differentiation is the process in which a stem cell changes from one type to a differentiated one. Morphogenesis and Cellular differentiation are developmental biology.

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Collagen

Collagen is the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of a body's various connective tissues.

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Collective cell migration

Collective cell migration describes the movements of group of cells and the emergence of collective behavior from cell-environment interactions and cell-cell communication.

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Computer performance

In computing, computer performance is the amount of useful work accomplished by a computer system.

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Computer science

Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation.

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Cytoplasmic determinant

Cytoplasmic determinants are special molecules which play a very important role during oocyte maturation, in the female's ovary.

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Cytoskeleton

The cytoskeleton is a complex, dynamic network of interlinking protein filaments present in the cytoplasm of all cells, including those of bacteria and archaea.

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D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson CB FRS FRSE (2 May 1860 – 21 June 1948) was a Scottish biologist, mathematician and classics scholar.

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Developmental biology

Developmental biology is the study of the process by which animals and plants grow and develop.

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Differential adhesion hypothesis

Differential adhesion hypothesis (DAH) is a hypothesis that explains cellular movement during morphogenesis with thermodynamic principles. Morphogenesis and Differential adhesion hypothesis are developmental biology.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.

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Drosophila

Drosophila is a genus of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit.

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Drosophila embryogenesis

Drosophila embryogenesis, the process by which Drosophila (fruit fly) embryos form, is a favorite model system for genetics and developmental biology.

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Embryonic differentiation waves

A mechanochemical based model for primary neural induction was first proposed in 1985 by Brodland and Gordon.

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Ephrin

Ephrins (also known as ephrin ligands or Eph family receptor interacting proteins) are a family of proteins that serve as the ligands of the Eph receptor.

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Epithelial–mesenchymal transition

The epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process by which epithelial cells lose their cell polarity and cell–cell adhesion, and gain migratory and invasive properties to become mesenchymal stem cells; these are multipotent stromal cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types.

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Escherichia virus T4

Escherichia virus T4 is a species of bacteriophages that infect Escherichia coli bacteria.

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Estrogen

Estrogen (oestrogen; see spelling differences) is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.

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Evolution

Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

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In biology, the extracellular matrix (ECM), also called intercellular matrix (ICM), is a network consisting of extracellular macromolecules and minerals, such as collagen, enzymes, glycoproteins and hydroxyapatite that provide structural and biochemical support to surrounding cells.

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Eye development

Eye formation in the human embryo begins at approximately three weeks into embryonic development and continues through the tenth week.

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Fibronectin

Fibronectin is a high-molecular weight (~500-~600 kDa) glycoprotein of the extracellular matrix that binds to membrane-spanning receptor proteins called integrins.

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French flag model

The French flag model is a conceptual definition of a morphogen, described by Lewis Wolpert in the 1960s.

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Gastropod shell

The gastropod shell is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, a kind of mollusc.

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Gastrulation

Gastrulation is the stage in the early embryonic development of most animals, during which the blastula (a single-layered hollow sphere of cells), or in mammals the blastocyst, is reorganized into a two-layered or three-layered embryo known as the gastrula.

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Gene

In biology, the word gene has two meanings.

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Gene regulatory network

A gene (or genetic) regulatory network (GRN) is a collection of molecular regulators that interact with each other and with other substances in the cell to govern the gene expression levels of mRNA and proteins which, in turn, determine the function of the cell. Morphogenesis and gene regulatory network are Evolutionary developmental biology.

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Germ layer

A germ layer is a primary layer of cells that forms during embryonic development. Morphogenesis and germ layer are developmental biology.

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Gradient descent

Gradient descent is a method for unconstrained mathematical optimization.

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Greek language

Greek (Elliniká,; Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Hedgehog signaling pathway

The Hedgehog signaling pathway is a signaling pathway that transmits information to embryonic cells required for proper cell differentiation. Morphogenesis and Hedgehog signaling pathway are Evolutionary developmental biology.

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Homeostasis

In biology, homeostasis (British also homoeostasis) is the state of steady internal physical and chemical conditions maintained by living systems.

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Integrin

Integrins are transmembrane receptors that help cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) adhesion.

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Lactiferous duct

Lactiferous ducts are ducts that converge and form a branched system connecting the nipple to the lobules of the mammary gland.

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Laminin

Laminins are a family of glycoproteins of the extracellular matrix of all animals.

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Lung

The lungs are the central organs of the respiratory system in humans and some other animals, including tetrapods, some snails and a small number of fish.

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Machine learning

Machine learning (ML) is a field of study in artificial intelligence concerned with the development and study of statistical algorithms that can learn from data and generalize to unseen data and thus perform tasks without explicit instructions.

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Madin-Darby canine kidney cells

Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells are a model mammalian cell line used in biomedical research.

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Malcolm Steinberg

Malcolm Saul Steinberg (June 1, 1930 - February 7, 2012) was an American biologist who proposed the differential adhesion hypothesis as a mechanism explaining cell sorting during embryogenesis and cancer.

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Mammary gland

A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in humans and other mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring.

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Mathematics

Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes abstract objects, methods, theories and theorems that are developed and proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself.

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Metastasis is a pathogenic agent's spread from an initial or primary site to a different or secondary site within the host's body; the term is typically used when referring to metastasis by a cancerous tumor.

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Microfilament

Microfilaments, also called actin filaments, are protein filaments in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells that form part of the cytoskeleton.

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Microtubule

Microtubules are polymers of tubulin that form part of the cytoskeleton and provide structure and shape to eukaryotic cells.

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Minecraft

Minecraft is a 2011 sandbox game developed and published by Mojang Studios.

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Mitochondrion

A mitochondrion is an organelle found in the cells of most eukaryotes, such as animals, plants and fungi.

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Model organism

A model organism (often shortened to model) is a non-human species that is extensively studied to understand particular biological phenomena, with the expectation that discoveries made in the model organism will provide insight into the workings of other organisms.

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Molecular biology

Molecular biology is a branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions.

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Morphogen

A morphogen is a substance whose non-uniform distribution governs the pattern of tissue development in the process of morphogenesis or pattern formation, one of the core processes of developmental biology, establishing positions of the various specialized cell types within a tissue.

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Morphogenesis

Morphogenesis (from the Greek morphê shape and genesis creation, literally "the generation of form") is the biological process that causes a cell, tissue or organism to develop its shape. Morphogenesis and Morphogenesis are developmental biology, Evolutionary developmental biology and morphology (biology).

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Myosin

Myosins are a superfamily of motor proteins best known for their roles in muscle contraction and in a wide range of other motility processes in eukaryotes.

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Neural plate

In embryology, the neural plate is a key developmental structure that serves as the basis for the nervous system.

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Neurulation

Neurulation refers to the folding process in vertebrate embryos, which includes the transformation of the neural plate into the neural tube.

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On Growth and Form

On Growth and Form is a book by the Scottish mathematical biologist D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860–1948).

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Organism

An organism is defined in a medical dictionary as any living thing that functions as an individual.

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Pattern formation

The science of pattern formation deals with the visible, (statistically) orderly outcomes of self-organization and the common principles behind similar patterns in nature. Morphogenesis and pattern formation are developmental biology.

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Patterns in nature

Patterns in nature are visible regularities of form found in the natural world.

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Royal Society.

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Phyllotaxis

In botany, phyllotaxis or phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem.

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Polycystin 2

Polycystin-2 (PC2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PKD2 gene.

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Prenatal development

Prenatal development involves the development of the embryo and of the fetus during a viviparous animal's gestation.

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Reaction–diffusion system

Reaction–diffusion systems are mathematical models that correspond to several physical phenomena.

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Receptor (biochemistry)

In biochemistry and pharmacology, receptors are chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into biological systems.

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Regeneration (biology)

Regeneration in biology is the process of renewal, restoration, and tissue growth that makes genomes, cells, organisms, and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbance or damage. Morphogenesis and Regeneration (biology) are developmental biology.

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Respiratory tract

The respiratory tract is the subdivision of the respiratory system involved with the process of conducting air to the alveoli for the purposes of gas exchange in mammals.

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Science (journal)

Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.

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Signal transduction

Signal transduction is the process by which a chemical or physical signal is transmitted through a cell as a series of molecular events.

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Snail

A snail is a shelled gastropod.

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Spiral

In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point.

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Stem cell

In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can change into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. Morphogenesis and stem cell are developmental biology.

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Talin (protein)

Talin is a high-molecular-weight cytoskeletal protein concentrated at regions of cell–substratum contact and, in lymphocytes, at cell–cell contacts.

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The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis

"The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis" is an article that the English mathematician Alan Turing wrote in 1952.

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Tissue (biology)

In biology, tissue is an assembly of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same embryonic origin that together carry out a specific function.

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Transcription (biology)

Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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Transcription factor

In molecular biology, a transcription factor (TF) (or sequence-specific DNA-binding factor) is a protein that controls the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA, by binding to a specific DNA sequence. Morphogenesis and transcription factor are Evolutionary developmental biology.

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Turing pattern

The Turing pattern is a concept introduced by English mathematician Alan Turing in a 1952 paper titled "The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis" which describes how patterns in nature, such as stripes and spots, can arise naturally and autonomously from a homogeneous, uniform state.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphogenesis

Also known as Animal morphogenesis, Branching morphogenesis, Dysmorphogenesis, Molecular morphogenesis, Morphogenetic, Morphogenetics, Morphogenic, Morphogeny, Nanos gene.

, Gradient descent, Greek language, Hedgehog signaling pathway, Homeostasis, Integrin, Lactiferous duct, Laminin, Lung, Machine learning, Madin-Darby canine kidney cells, Malcolm Steinberg, Mammary gland, Mathematics, Metastasis, Microfilament, Microtubule, Minecraft, Mitochondrion, Model organism, Molecular biology, Morphogen, Morphogenesis, Myosin, Neural plate, Neurulation, On Growth and Form, Organism, Pattern formation, Patterns in nature, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Phyllotaxis, Polycystin 2, Prenatal development, Reaction–diffusion system, Receptor (biochemistry), Regeneration (biology), Respiratory tract, Science (journal), Signal transduction, Snail, Spiral, Stem cell, Talin (protein), The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis, Tissue (biology), Transcription (biology), Transcription factor, Turing pattern, Unicellular organism, Virus, Wnt signaling pathway, Zebrafish.

Morphogenesis, the Glossary

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See also

Evolutionary developmental biology

Morphology (biology)

References